About Helen Irlen

Helen L. Irlen is an internationally recognized educator, researcher, therapist, scholar, and expert in the area of visual-perceptual problems.

She is a graduate of Cornell University. Ms. Irlen has been in the field of education for over 40 years. Her background includes 15 years as a School Psychologist, 30 years as a Child and Family Therapist, Educational Therapist, founder and Director of the Adult Learning Disabilities Program and Assistant Professor of Adult Learning Disabilities at California State University/Long Beach, instructor in psychology at Cornell University, and research assistant at Cornell. She has been recognized for her dedication to working with children and adults and is listed in Who’s Who in California, Who’s Who in Asia and the Pacific Nations, International Woman of the Year (1999-2000), International Who’s Who of Professionals, Kingston’s National Registry of Who’s Who, and the Dictionary of International Biography.

Over 30 years ago, research directed by Helen Irlen under a federal research grant studied methods of helping children and adults with reading and learning disabilities. One important discovery was that a subgroup of individuals showed a marked improvement in their reading ability when reading material was covered by colored acetate sheets. For the next five years, Ms. Irlen worked on refining her discovery, developing diagnostic testing instruments, colored overlays, colored lenses, and patenting the process of selection of colored filters. Her concept of overlays and Irlen Spectral filters have helped hundreds of thousands of children, men and women throughout the world improve reading, learning, attention and concentration.

The Irlen Revolution: A Guide to Changing your Perception and Your Life

This book is a must read for all those who work with children: teachers, parents, physicians, eye care professionals, and so on. In this, her second book, Helen Irlen greatly expands our understanding of Irlen Syndrome. Not only is this book an engaging read, but it reveals life-changing truths for a very significant portion of the world’s population. I can just about guarantee that you will know someone who is affected by Irlen Syndrome and who will be eternally grateful to you for directing them to this resource.